EP 0257773 A3 19890308 - DEVICE FOR COUNTING AND LOADING SMALL ITEMS INTO CONTAINERS
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR COUNTING AND LOADING SMALL ITEMS INTO CONTAINERS
Publication
Application
Priority
US 90040986 A 19860826
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4677283A] A counting and batching device for items such as tablets, capsules or caplets is faster than the electronic radial feeder counters, and is more easily adjustable for different quantities, sizes and shapes of items than slat counters or disk counters. The device has a hopper with an adjustable feed gate and a first vibrator to cause items to flow from the feed gate. A V-guide sorting trough is positioned beneath the feed gate having a slot at its base to hold a single row of items, and a second vibrator funnels items into a single row moving along the slot. A moving belt receives items from the trough and transports them in a single row between stationary guides past an electronic counter to a diverter where a predetermined number of items are diverted into at least two diverter streams. Loading positions are provided under each diverter stream with provision for positioning and removing containers independently into each loading position.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06M 7/04 (2006.01); A61J 7/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); G06M 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 3081588 A 19630319 - KLAPES MICHAEL C, et al
- [A] US 2617517 A 19521111 - DANIELS GEORGE H
- [A] GB 981951 A 19650203 - LAKSO COMPANY INC
- [A] US 2762180 A 19560911 - HALL CLAUDE C
- [A] US 3185277 A 19650525 - AGNEW VINCENT R
- [A] DE 1215044 B 19660421 - THEEGARTEN FRANZ
- [AD] US 2523517 A 19500926 - POTTER JOHN T
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 4677283 A 19870630; EP 0257773 A2 19880302; EP 0257773 A3 19890308; JP S6366686 A 19880325
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 90040986 A 19860826; EP 87306366 A 19870717; JP 21266887 A 19870825